Microsoft claims MAI-Base-2 beats OpenAI with 1/4 the compute; Kling 4.0 ships
快鲤鱼 · wechat · 2026-10-16
Industry digest highlights:
- Amazon restricts Grok bot orders; Musk responds he may launch a shopping platform to compete with Amazon.
- Kling 4.0 fully launches: 4K/1080p 10-bit HDR output, up to 10 images + 5 videos + 7 subjects per task, 30-second generations, API coming soon.
- Xiaomi open-sources MiDashengLM-Spatial, the first open-source end-to-end spatial audio understanding model, destined for smart home and car cabins.
- Xiaohongshu memo: merging its AI unit Dots with core infra teams, prioritizing model-application integration over raw scale.
- Microsoft's MAI-Base-2: Mustafa Suleyman says the MoE model (2.8T total / 80B active params) outperforms OpenAI's comparable model using a quarter of the training compute.
- Anthropic grants METR staff-level access to audit Claude model risks, with the nonprofit embedded in the dev team.
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